Ratsu mereltä

Original title: Into the West

1992
K-8/5
1h 37m

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7.0/10

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Adventure Family Fantasy

Grandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee o... Read allGrandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee on it.Grandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee on it.

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Ellen Barkin and Gabriel Byrne in Ratsu mereltä (1992)

Ciarán Fitzgerald and David Kelly in Ratsu mereltä (1992)

Gabriel Byrne, Rúaidhrí Conroy, and Ciarán Fitzgerald in Ratsu mereltä (1992)

Gabriel Byrne and Ciarán Fitzgerald in Ratsu mereltä (1992)

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Trivia
The film has a veritable Irish All-Star cast: This is the only time Gabriel Byrne, David Kelly, Colm Meaney and Brendan Gleeson appear together in the same film - though Meaney and Gleeson had roles in Kaukainen maa (1992).

Goofs
In several shots of Tito and Ossie riding bareback while the horse is galloping, Ossie is represented by a very floppy dummy that's obviously tied and pinned to the stunt rider playing Tito (01:13:44 to 01:14:51).

Quotes
Tito: We can't go to jail.
Ossie: Why not?
Tito: We're much too young. We can go to a home, though.
Ossie: We have a home, Tito.
Tito: I know, but this is a home where they don't letcha out.
Ossie: That's a jail.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Striking Distance/Into the West/The Age of Innocence/Household Saints/Baraka (1993)

Soundtracks
Someone To Talk To
by The Devlins

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Not a cloyingly "cutesy" movie

This excellent movie deals with issues of identity, death and family. It is also a very funny and gentle fantasy (set in contemporary times) about two Irish boys and their magical horse.

This may sound silly to many. I wouldn't even fault anyone for having passed on it during its initial theatrical release or for passing it by in the video store. The marketing of this movie made it seem like a wacky, silly movie about kids getting into and out of several situations with their horse. The only reason I even saw it was faith in the cast and crew. I feel I was well rewarded.

The performances are exceptional. The two boys behave in a completely natural way without resorting to traditional "cutesy" mannerisms and expressions (which isn't to say the movie does not have its cute moments. ..it's just that they don't seem forced when they happen). Gabriel Byrne's performance is absolutely beautiful. Even though the movie is about the kids and the horse (at first glance) it really is about him and his character's denial of what he really is and how he is set right again.

The cinematography, direction and music are all superb. You won't be disappointed if you just give it a chance.

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